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Before I met you I was a candle, Old, used, and forgotten. When I met you I was relit, Reminded of how it felt To have a spark ignite in me. Little did you know, Of the fire I kindled inside When I saw you....

When you were calm
and level-headed,
you told me to tell you
when you lost your temper.
But when you lashed out at me,
you transformed
into a stranger,
blinded by your own anger,
drowning in ire.
I sat
wanting nothing more
than to retaliate
but bit my tongue
and absorbed your hate.
...

While she is the reason of your every action,
I am only lucky to be a flitting thought.
While she is your sun and you bask in her love,
I am the moon and you are ignorant to mine.
And while you spend your days with her,
I cloud my nights with thoughts of you....

It was when I looked into your eyes,
that I felt the lack of fondness I so
familiarly felt from you before.
I noticed the old glow of our friendship
had diminished into ashes
of what had been and now was not anymore.
The usual heat we took for granted
no longer burned between us;
instead all...

Universally misunderstood,
love depends on how you stumbled upon it.
I was seven years old
and
lusting for another hand to hold.
I was taught by my best friend
How to view boys
as lovers.
I was taught to wink
and suggestively think
of new ways to catch their attention.
And I could only...

She could feel
the glimmer of hope
gradually spreading quicker,
as her footsteps drew her nearer
to the object of her dreams,
the toy she yearned for and
devoted each waking moment,
each desperate breath
to planning a better life
with her new possession.
Each visit to the mall, she'd ...

Our lives are like balloons;
we have a limited existence.
And while our outsides vary,
we are all just as fragile.
Aimlessly, we float
and often take no note
of what others have to say:
that is our natural way.
Gullible, we follow
where the beguiling winds blow.
Stubborn, we say no,
we si...

Let's replace the common people
with the figure of a candle.
Each person truly his own work of wax,
disfigured and perfected by one's facts.
Let's replace the common mood
now together we will brood
over something infectious like Anger
when one is lit, so is another.
Oh, ...

Words that we read tumble in a chain,
down our throats and out our ears
They circle us like hungry vultures in the sky
and ask us silly questions like when and why.
Our actions become instincts
Our minds go numb
We sit and stare at the flames,
but have only ourselves to blame.
The black moth...

Fists clenched into balls,
I slam my body against walls
Punching anything in sight.
I tighten my jaws,
As I think of my flaws
Cursing for never doing what's right.
Squeezing out the tears
That I've held in for years,
My cries are silenced by the night.
I kick and scream and spit,
...

Once upon a time ago,
the poppies in the meadow
covered the hills and reached up to my knees
so I asked, Daddy could i pick them, please
He ruffled my hair and teased,
but gave in to my small pleas
And I, jubilant, ran for miles and miles
until my exhaustion ended my smiles
There I stood und...

A fleeting glance across the class
A crumpled note sent by some pokes
Travelling, until it landed in my lap.
I gasp as my fingers grasp
My eyes behold what I unfold
To find your beloved words
Erased and rewritten,
The efforts for good penmanship
Left by a few faded markings....

I wake each morning with my phone ringing,
A message a day, he'd greet me with love;
A soft tune in my ear he'll be singing,
As he tells me what his life is made of:
Planting light kisses upon my cold cheeks;
Catching my hand as it swings between us;
Showering me with sweet bakery tr...

Fingers flying fearlessly across ivory keys;
Shoulders slightly twitching after every octave;
Your feet prancing gracefully like leaves falling off trees;
As I watch you play, your face remains impassive,
With each passing note, my heart quickens its pace,
Seeing you play perfectly, song after ...

One hushed splash and I crash
into the tenebrous waves below.
Something delicate cushions my fall
With eyes unopened,
my hand reaches out
and touches a wall.
A silky voice reverberates
against the water like chiming bells
singing a quiet lullaby,
a tune of lost loves
and forgotten ones....

My fingers grip the round, black
phone as I unconsciously
dial a number I didn't know I remembered.
I don't know why I'm calling.
Maybe it's because
I knew you'd pick up.
But I feel like a fish
out of water if
I don't talk to you.
When I'm with you,
I ...

Rising from your heavy soul,
You leave the world but not in whole.
Wishing for life to start anew,
And unaware of this clue:
Karma comes and karma goes
One should always watch its foes
For no one alive has nothing to rue;
Find something worthy to pursue.
Despite the cries of protest,
Yo...